>> a court commissioner is deciding whether charges will be filed in this case which involves owen bernstein and his roommate. the injuries they suffered were non-life-threatening. police were called before 4:00 a.m. this morning for a report of an assault. they say bernstein and his roommate had agreed to cut each other as part of some kind of blood brother exchange. a fight broke out and both men had to be hospitalized. owen is one of two sons. a spokesman for the office said the state's attorney has agreed to handle all aspects of this case should charges be filed. that is due to the obvious conflict the case may present. ellen bernstein has had trouble previously. he was arrested in 2008 for threatening a woman, forcing his way into her house, and assaulting someone pretty was convicted of drug charges and given a suspended sentence. disturbing crime in a relatively quiet neighborhood. police are looking for two men who robbed and shot a man who was walking home from work on harford road. tried to wrestled the gun away from one of the other men and that is when he was shot in the face an

that is where they found a when bernstein -- found owen bernstein. authorities say they agree to cut each other as part of a blood brother exchange, and then they got into a fight. a montgomery state attorney has agreed to handle all assets because of obvious conflict of interest. >> two men they say robbed and shot a man as he was walking home from work. it happened at the 4600 block just after midnight. we are told the man tried to russell -- to wrestle a gun away when he was shot. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore city police. this man is accused of holding a woman against her will in a basement for 23 hours and allegedly raping her repeatedly. officials are calling him an extreme danger. documents show that he met the victim at a party, and they maintain contact through facebook. when she arrived at his home for the first time, investigators say he forced himself on her, at one point using a knife. >> one of baltimore's the biggest challenges, the city population continues to shrink. the bureau reports the city has lost about 150

that's where they say they found 22-year-old owen bernstein who is the son of gregg bernstein and 30-year-old robert hardie, both with what look like cuts. so far, no charges have been filed but police are investigating. meanwhile, baltimore city's population continues to shrink according to the latest u.s. census numbers. the city lost about 1,500 residents in less than a year and a half. that dropped baltimore's population to about 619,500 making it the 24th largest city in the nation. baltimore was the 10th largest city back in 1980. washington, d.c. has gained about 1,600 residents in the last 15 months. that's making it one of the fastest growing cities in the country. hundreds of baltimore area catholics are in rome this morning celebrating a special recognition for archbishop william lori. pope benedict gave all the new archbishops at a mass in rome earlier this morning. that is a light vestment. it's made from a wool shorn from lamb and blessed by the pope, given to the new archbishop as part of an annual service. we're going to hear from arch bishop lori on 11 news and on lin

according to the baltimore son owen bernstein needed 38 stitches and close wound to his hand after he and hardy had made a blood hand shape shake. medics took both to the hospital and they will be in court in august. >>> beginning today, hundreds of women's rights advocates will basically convenient in baltimore trying to get together for their annual grass roots activists meeting. it will take place at national organization for women national conference. it will last through sunday. this year's theme energize, organize, stop the war on women. >>> just as abc2 news works for you the newest member of the team teaming up with the mantra. katie couric has message for women about menopause. and after you see this, you may be less frightened of the topic. take a look. >> hi everyone as a woman of the a certain age i find myself increasingly drawn to articles about the m word that's right menopause. particularly a recent one that said calcium and vitamin d supplements are not that beneficial for post menopausal women. given the fact that there's so many ads proporting to health benefits of

owen bernstein is greg bernstein's son and they say the younger bernstein and his roommate got into a fight and they went to the hospital and have been released and they are fine. but police have charged them with second degree assault. >>> crews have been working throughout the night to fix a gas main break in anne arundel county that happened on rideel road around 11 yesterday morning. firefighters say a contractor hit a gas main and that happened near a day care center with 100 kids evacuated. no one lost service and rideel is closed between chapel court and gunison court. >>> firefighters are still battling the raging wild fires in colorado. and it's taking a huge toll on them there. >> there is no way around it. i would never go home again. >> we will hear more from a couple who lost everything and they consider themselves some of the lucky ones. plus, you won't be be sweating it out or alone this weekend because other states are expecting really hot temperatures as well. so we will have a look at places that have already hit triple digits. lauren. >> good morning no problems on

police found owen bernstein and his roommate, robert hardie. both men had severe cuts. so far no charges have been filed. >> baltimore's population is shrinking. about 5000 residents have been lost in less than a year and a half. baltimore is now the 24th largest city in the nation. washington, d.c., has gained about 1600 residents may be one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. catholics in rome are celebrating a special recognition in rome. there was a mass in rome earlier this morning. this is part of an annual service. >> 5:37. 76 degrees on tv hill. campuses across the country are considering smoking bans that would do away with all tobacco products on campus. >> a possible vaccine for nicotine. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what perk would you like to see added to your in-flight experience? i vote for a massage. especially right now. you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedr

owen bernstein and robert hardie have been charged with second- degree assault. this all happened on thursday morning on scott street in south baltimore. police are looking for two men who they say robbed and shot a man. this happened on harford road. a man tried to wrestle the gun away from one of the suspects. anyone with information is asked to call police. and then held a woman against her will in his basement. travis melton met the victim at a party. she arrived at his home and investigators say he forced himself upon her at one point using a knife. his family called police. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. you may be paying more to make your party is look more festive. >> -- well fires in colorado claim their first victim -- raging wildfires in colorado. >> a vehicle fire on the top >> welcome back. 80 degrees downtown. we had some big thunderstorms this morning. now most of the activity is over on the eastern shore. these terms have wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. these are dangerous storms. they're crossing over on to the eastern shore. ton area, it willand a

they found owen bernstein and another man, both appeared to be cut. deputies responded to the 1700 block of fountain block away. the victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso and was taken to shock trauma. the man is in critical condition. anyone with integration coulshod contact the harford county sheriff's office. >> anne arundel county an studes and parents could see changes to the grating regulation. >> will those changes affect rates that show up on report cards? >> it would not affect the letter grade but it will in some make clear how they go about assigning grades. the new rules will be in place by the time students come back from summer vacation but it is getting high marks from the teachers' union which have a hand in drawing up the regulation. >> what the difference is is how many re when the materials will be turned in and the feeling they have mastered the material. >> there were different interpretations and we wanted to make sure that there was consistency says students were benefiting from the new regulations. >> the

owen bernstein and his house meat robert hardie got into a fight outside their home. cond degree assault. >>> bge is working to fix a natural gas leak that forced several families from their home. a non-bge employee accidentally struck a gas line which sent the natural gas into a sewer system and pipes. crews are still working to fix that leak. >>> michael phelps is making another big splash. he won first place in the 200 meter butterfly. he's considered for three individual olympic events and could end up swimming in eight events in lon -- in london. >>> come ing up, what's next -- coming up, what's next for george zimmerman in sanford florida. why heads or tails could decide who is going to run the 100 meter women's race during >>> indeed if there was a scheme, people would get punished. if there's not, let's exonerate these men. at this point, it seems like a smear campaign. we're dragging them through the mud. no it's not something that was affecting, i think our success. >> sounds to me like you're fed up and i can get you a deal with the jets. if you're fed up i

after police were called to the scene they determined that owen bernstein and another man cut themselves intensal. >>> hundreds of homes are now destroyed from colorado's wild fires. a mandatory evacuation remains in effect. randall pinkston reports from colorado springs. >> flames race. >> these are the flames after they jumped the canyon. they didn't think this was going to happen. >> not that fast. >> fuel led by 50 mile an hour winds the fire swept into the area so fast they only had 15 minutes to evacuate. >> i'm amazed that nobody got killed. it was like everybody got out safe. >> the fire has charred more than 18,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of homes. 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze. they are hoping cooler temperatures and lighter winds will help them gain ground. >> we have the horsepower in place. we're going to go after it aggressively. >> an air convoy of helicopters is an important part of the battle. we've seen at least 10 choppers dropping flame retardant material to stop the fire from spreading. >> frustration is growing. most don't know if they're homes are

have been brought against the son of baltimore city state attorney greg bernstein. 22-year-old owen bernstein and his house mate robert are hardy got into a fight outside of their house. bernstein is now charged with second degree assault. >>> the july 4th holiday is just days away. it's already begun for a lot of people. mike schuh has more as people hit the roads for their holiday destinations. >> reporter: good morning. triple a says that more people are traveling this year than last. many are expected to leave today. >> gas tanks are full, the interstates are busy with holiday travelers and rest areas are buzzing. >> it has been a little busy. crowd youed ed in the carolinas. >> not surprising to triple a which predicts 25% of the people driving for the 4th of july will leave today. >> 86% of marylanders or 725,000 people will be taking to the roads. >> that's an increase of more than 5% of people traveling by car for the holiday. they're going 150 miles further than last year. the growing number of people on the road could be credited to prices dropping at the pump and little summer cons

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